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In one of the more boring polls in recent memory, not much changed.
I could really pretty much stop right there, but ah what the heck, right? Kansas, as I'm sure those of you who are reading this already know, maintained its stranglehold on the top spot in both polls. Everybody else pretty much just shuffled around, with no big movers in any direction to note.
The Big 12 maintained its strong presence, with #6 Oklahoma, #9 West Virginia, #21 Iowa State, #22 Baylor, and #23 Texas joining the top-ranked Jayhawks. Texas Tech is even still receiving votes (barely). Lots of mid-majors find themselves in the ARV category.
I believe this is the final poll of the year until after the tournament. Hopefully this March will be a lot more fun than the last two.
AP Poll
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
| 1 | Kansas (63) | 1623 | 27-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan State (2) | 1520 | 26-5 | 2 |
| 3 | Villanova | 1480 | 27-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Virginia | 1424 | 24-6 | 4 |
| 5 | Xavier | 1351 | 26-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 1309 | 24-6 | 6 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 1252 | 25-6 | 8 |
| 8 | Oregon | 1127 | 25-6 | 9 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 1113 | 24-7 | 10 |
| 10 | Indiana | 1038 | 25-6 | 12 |
| 11 | Miami (Fla.) | 935 | 24-6 | 7 |
| 12 | Utah | 898 | 24-7 | 13 |
| 13 | Purdue | 798 | 24-7 | 15 |
| 14 | Louisville | 647 | 23-8 | 11 |
| 15 | Arizona | 626 | 24-7 | 18 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 608 | 23-8 | 22 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 574 | 24-7 | 20 |
| 18 | Maryland | 544 | 24-7 | 14 |
| 19 | Duke | 512 | 22-9 | 17 |
| 20 | Iowa | 407 | 21-9 | 16 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 374 | 21-10 | 21 |
| 22 | Baylor | 262 | 21-10 | 19 |
| 23 | Texas | 191 | 20-11 | 23 |
| 24 | California | 189 | 22-9 | 25 |
| 25 | SMU | 88 | 25-5 | 24 |
Other receiving votes: Wisconsin 62, Dayton 35, St. Mary's 35, Seton Hall 27, Stephen F. Austin 9, Providence 8, Butler 8, Yale 7, Valpariaso 8, Cincinnati 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Gonzaga 5, Akron 4, Temple 4, Notre Dame 3, San Diego State 3, UAB 2, South Dakota St. 1, Texas Tech 1, South Carolina 1, Northern Iowa 1, Wichita St. 1
Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | Prev | CHANGE |
| 1 | Kansas (29) | 27-4 | 749 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Villanova | 27-4 | 696 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan St (1) | 26-5 | 692 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Virginia | 24-6 | 653 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Xavier | 26-4 | 602 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 24-6 | 589 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 25-6 | 576 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 24-7 | 515 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Oregon | 25-6 | 510 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Indiana | 25-6 | 490 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 24-6 | 461 | 7 | -4 |
| 12 | Utah | 24-7 | 387 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | Purdue | 24-7 | 377 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Arizona | 24-7 | 336 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Maryland | 24-7 | 306 | 12 | -3 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 23-8 | 285 | 19 | 3 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 24-7 | 274 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | Iowa | 21-9 | 220 | 15 | -3 |
| 19 | Iowa St. | 21-10 | 187 | 20 | 1 |
| 20 | Baylor | 21-10 | 177 | 17 | -3 |
| 21 | Duke | 22-9 | 173 | 21 | 0 |
| 22 | Texas | 20-11 | 124 | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | St. Mary's | 26-4 | 117 | 24 | 1 |
| 24 | California | 22-9 | 72 | 25 | 1 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 20-11 | 45 | 26 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 52, Notre Dame 42, Seton Hall 39, Texas Tech 36, Providence 28, Pittsburgh 17, Saint Joseph's 17, South Carolina 16, Dayton 14, Valparaiso 6, St Bonaventure 4, Colorado 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 1.